Book-frame and label-holder



G. A. ANNABLE. v BOOK FRAME AND LABEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB 12, 1920.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

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GEORGE A. ANNABLE, on NEW YORK, N. Y,

BOOK-FRAME AND LABEL-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. ANNABLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Yorkcity, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Book-Frame and Label-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of m invention is to provide a label holder which can be readily attached to a frame or rack. Another obj ect is to so construct a frame that it may receive a label holder. Another object is to so construct the frame and holder that the holder may be reversed and applied in different ways.

In the form shown, the frame is an old and well known type, and provided with lugs. The label holder is provided with a lug which is adapted to engage a pair of lugs on the frame. The interengaging parts are such that the holder may be applied to either side of the frame and may be arranged to project upwardly or downwardly from the plane of the base of the frame. The holder is preferably adapted to detachably carry an index card although obviously the index mark or character might be applied directly to the holder body.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating two frames on a shelf, and showing in dotted lines a series of books held between the frames. A label holder is shown secured to each of the frames and extending down over the front edge of the shelf.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a single frame on a shelf with the label holder turned upward instead of downward.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the frame and holder on the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. j

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a holder and a fragment of the base of a book frame in their unassembled relation.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the label holders before bending over the lug.

In the form shown, each frame has a base 6, and an upright 7 with spacedlugsS and 9 formed as by slitting the metal and bent upwardly from the base and forming resilient lugs or tongues. Preferably a pair of these lugs is provided on opposite sides of the frame so that the frame can be reversed. The index device or label holder 10 has a lug 11 bent at substantially right angles thereto, and adapted to fit under the lugs 8 and 9. In Fig. 1, I have shown the label Specification of Letters Patent.

engagement.

Patented Nov. 15,1921,

Application filed February 12, 1920. Serial No. 358,189.

holder extending downwardly over the front edge of the shelf 12 which supports the books and frames. In some cases, however, the frames are used on shelves where it is necessary or desirable to set the frames back from the edge of the shelf as shown in Fig. 2. In this case the label holder is reversed and projects upwardly.

The lugs 8 and 9 may be so formed with relation to the base 6 that the resilient lug or tonuge 11 will be'frictionally held beneath the lugs 8 and 9 when the parts are assembled so as to prevent accidental dis- To more securely hold the parts together, the lug 11 may be provided with a hook portion 14: adapted to be engaged around the rear edge of one of the lugs such as 9. The label holder may be connected to the frame by simply hooking the part 14 beneath and around the lug 9, and then swinging the holder inwardly until the opposite edge of the lug 11 slides under the lug 8. To more securely hold the lug 11 in position, I may provide a boss or projection 15 on the base of the frame adapted to snap into a hole or recess 16 in the lug 11. This feature may be used with or without the hook 14. On the other hand, the label holder may be held with sufficient security withoutthe projection 15 or the hook 14.

For the purpose of attaching a marker or label, I may depress the main body of the holder 10, as shown at 17 and provide slots such as 18 to receive the corner of the label or card 19. It will be obvious, however, that the index number or other character, such as X256, may be imprinted either on the card 19 as shown in Fig. 5, or may be painted or printed directly on the holder as shown in Fig. 4..

I claim:

1.. In a device of the character described, a metal book frame comprising a base plate and an upstanding portion at substantially right angles thereto, said frame having a slit therein and metal adjacent said slit struck up from the surface of the frame and forming a lug, a label holder including a tongue for engagement beneath said lug, said label holder and a part of said frame having interlocking means for preventing the accidental disengagement of said tongue from beneath said lug.

2. In a device of the character described, a metal book frame comprising a base plate and an upstanding portion at substantially right angles thereto, said frame having a lug struck up from the body thereof, a reversible label holder having a part for engagement beneath said lug, and means on said frame and engaging a part of said label holderfor preventing the disengagement in one direction of the lug and the part of the label holder cooperating therewith.

3. In a device of the character described, a metal book frame comprising a base plate and an upstanding portion at substantially right angles thereto, said frame having at oposite sides a pair of lugs and a label holder having a tongue for engagement beneath the lugs of either pair of lugs whereby the label holder may be held at either side of the frame.

4. In a device of the character described, a metal book frame comprising a base plate and an upstanding portion at substantially right angles thereto, a lug struck up from the body of the frame, a label holder having a tongue for engagement with said lug, said tongue being provided with a hook portion to engage a part of said lug for preventing disengagement in one direction of said lug and tongue cooperatin therewith.

GEORGTE A. ANNABLE. 

